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English in the News--Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣
English in the News

English in the News–Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣

by Jane Lee on Jun 6, 2019 • No Comments
Get a kick out of: 覺得好笑，有趣 To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement or excitement from something. (If you get a kick out of something, you enjoy it very much.)  Examples: Even as an adult, I still get a kick out of building sand castles at the beach. She really...
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Violinist Wins Silver in Tchaikovsky Competition
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Violinist Wins Silver in Tchaikovsky Competition

by ICRT on Jul 3, 2015 • No Comments
Taiwanese violinist Zeng Yu-qian (曾宇謙) has been awarded the silver medal in the violin category of the 15th  International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. No one won the gold  medal in the prestigious competition this year. Twenty-year-old Zeng beat contestants from Russia, Moldova, South Korea and  Germany to achieve the best-ever performance for Taiwan in the...Continue reading
English in the News: "Incubation Period"
English in the News

English in the News: “Incubation Period”

by ICRT on Jul 2, 2015 • No Comments
incubation period 潛伏期 (in medicine, the time between infection and the appearance of signs of disease) Examples: 1) South Korea officials believe the disease has peaked and it would begin easing in coming days. Their assessment is based on a view that the virus’ maximum two-week incubation period for those infected at a Seoul hospital...Continue reading
World's largest vertical garden built in Gaoxiong
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World’s largest vertical garden built in Gaoxiong

by ICRT on Jul 2, 2015 • No Comments
  The world’s largest vertical garden has been built in Gaoxiong’s Gangshan District. The garden forms part of the fence of Cleanaway and is 2,594 square meters in size. It beat the former world record which was set by the green wall of Singapore’s C-D-L Tree House by some 300 square meters. Construction of the...Continue reading
Celebrities Rally to Encourage Injured After Formosa Fun Coast Fire
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Celebrities Rally to Encourage Injured After Formosa Fun Coast Fire

by ICRT on Jul 1, 2015 • No Comments
Celebrities are coming forward to help and encourage those injured in Saturday (6/27) night’s party at the Formosa Fun Coast Water Park accident. Pop singer Show Lo has sent a personal message to Chang Yen-cheng – who suffered second-to third-degree burns over 70-per cent of her body. Jolin Tsai has recorded her voice for Liu Chih-wei...Continue reading
Watermelon Toast Makes Global Tabloids
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Watermelon Toast Makes Global Tabloids

by ICRT on Jun 30, 2015 • 1 Comment
A new type of toast from a bakery in Yi-Lan County is making international news. Watermelon Toast – as its known – may taste nothing like the fruit from which it draws its name – but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming new trend here in Taiwan and photos of the green and pink, or green...Continue reading
New Library Focusing on Works for Aboriginal Children Opens
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New Library Focusing on Works for Aboriginal Children Opens

by ICRT on Jun 30, 2015 • No Comments
Taiwan’s first library dedicated to Aboriginal children opened in Pingtung. Organizers say The Vusam Children’s Library hopes to provide more resources and time to Aboriginal children’s education. According to Vusam organization founder Liang Ming-hui, aboriginal children often lack a place to study outside of the classroom. The organization has established extracurricular classes using volunteer teachers...Continue reading
Consumers' Foundation Urges University English Improvement
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Consumers’ Foundation Urges University English Improvement

by ICRT on Jun 29, 2015 • No Comments
The Consumers’ Foundation is calling on universities to take responsibility for improving the English-language abilities of their students. According to the foundation, 90 per cent of the nation’s universities require students to provide proof of some level of English-language ability before they can graduate. The foundation is urging universities to offer opportunities for their students...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Turmoil in Tainan, Dome Drama and the Litigious Legislator
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Taiwan This Week: Turmoil in Tainan, Dome Drama and the Litigious Legislator

by Keith Menconi on Jun 26, 2015 • No Comments
Taiwan This Week is ICRT’s weekly roundup of the top news stories from around the island. This week host Keith Menconi sits down with Gavin Phipps of ICRT news, and Michael Smith from Kaohsiung. Tune in every Friday at 8:30pm as ICRT news is joined by expert commentators to break down the week’s biggest stories...Continue reading
"Sylvia" Heads Into Final Weekend
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“Sylvia” Heads Into Final Weekend

by ICRT on Jun 26, 2015 • No Comments
The English production of “Sylvia” by AR Gurney is heading into its final run of shows this weekend at The LAB Space in Beitou. The comedy starring ICRT’s own Tiffany Tsai in the title role of street-smart stray Sylvia examines the bond that grows between her and the middle-aged man that brought her home. In...Continue reading
Girl Rescued in Waters Off New Taipei Thanks Savior
Local / News

Girl Rescued in Waters Off New Taipei Thanks Savior

by ICRT on Jun 25, 2015 • No Comments
The 17-year-old female student who was rescued earlier this month after drifting for more than 20 hours in the sea off northern Taiwan coasts visited her rescuer in Penghu yesterday to show her gratitude. Chang Hui-er was reported missing when the inflatable banana boat she and friends were on board capsized in the sea off...Continue reading
"Comfort Women" Museum To Open in Taipei By Year-end
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“Comfort Women” Museum To Open in Taipei By Year-end

by ICRT on Jun 24, 2015 • No Comments
A museum dedicated to the history of “comfort women” and women’s rights is set to open in Taipei by the end of this year. The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation said the museum will display historical documents on Taiwanese women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War. This will...Continue reading
Taiwan Marks 70th Anniversary of End of Second Sino-Japanese War
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Taiwan Marks 70th Anniversary of End of Second Sino-Japanese War

by Jane Lee on Jun 23, 2015 • No Comments
  The island’s armed force put on a display of hardware this morning at a military base in Hsinchu  – as it practiced for the July 4th military event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the second Sino-Japanese War. The full rehearsal is in preparation for the military parade in July at Hukou...Continue reading

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